Radiology of Bronchiectasis

Abstract

Bronchiectasis is a radiological diagnosis made using computed tomographic (CT) imaging. Although visual CT assessment is necessary for the diagnosis of bronchiectasis, visual assessment of disease severity and progression is challenging. Computer tools offer the potential to improve the characterization of lung damage in patients with bronchiectasis. Newer imaging techniques such as MRI with hyperpolarized gas inhalation have the potential to identify early forms of disease and are without the constraints of requiring ionizing radiation exposure.

Publication
Clinics in Chest Medicine
Ashkan Pakzad
Ashkan Pakzad
Former PhD Student

i4health

Joseph Jacob
Joseph Jacob
Principal Investigator

Wellcome Trust Fellow